performbuilding
Performbuilding is a term used in contemporary arts and architectural discourse to describe a practice that treats performance and building as interdependent processes. It refers to projects in which the making of a space and the performing of a sequence are conceived together, rather than in sequence. Proponents argue that the method reveals how spaces are inhabited and how social relations are choreographed within built environments.
Practices include site-specific performances staged within or around real construction sites, installations where performers physically manipulate
Purpose centers on making visible the labor, time, and materiality of space production, challenging the boundary
Safety, logistics, and site permissions are central considerations, and critics caution that performbuilding risks instrumentalizing workers